About Naomi Ginsberg's Work
Despite traditional bulk approaches, we investigate the role of heterogeneities in complex materials by measuring dynamic processes on characteristic length- and timescales. To do so, we convert electron microscopy and optical super-resolution approaches into non-invasive and time-resolved microscopies of soft materials, uncovering surprising variations to explain emergent macroscopic material properties. These soft materials range from plastic semiconductors intended for next-generation photovoltaics to complex biomolecules found in photosynthesis or in the membranes of our cells.
Awards and Achievements
Kavli Fellow–NAS Kavli Frontiers of Science Symposium (2018)
UC Women’s Initiative for Professional Development (2018)
Miller Professor UC Berkeley (2017 - 2018)
Camille and Henry Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award (2016)
UC Berkeley Department of Chemistry Teaching Award (2015)
Donald Sterling Noyce Prize for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching (2015)
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Fellowship (2015)
UC Berkeley Department of Chemistry Teaching Award (2013)
DARPA Young Faculty Awardee (2012)
Packard Fellow for Science and Engineering (2011)
Cupola Era Endowed Chair in the College of Chemistry (2010-2012)